Dr. Céline Gounder

infectious disease specialist and epidemiologist and editor at large for Public Health at Kaiser Health News

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How will the CDC change to prevent future public health crises? And how is the U.S. addressing monkeypox outbreaks and vaccine availability?

CDC’s reputation is on the line after its handling of COVID and monkeypox

How will the CDC change to prevent future public health crises? And how is the U.S. addressing monkeypox outbreaks and vaccine availability?

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On Monday night, President Trump downplayed the severity of COVID-19, even as the death toll in the U.S. surpassed 210,000.

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